# excellent

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈɛksələnt/ · frequency rank #1,896

## Definitions
1. Having excelled, having surpassed.
2. Of higher or the highest quality; splendid.
3. Exceptionally good of its kind.
4. Superior in kind or degree, irrespective of moral quality.

## Etymology
From Middle English excellent, from Old French excellent, from Latin excellēns (“elevated, exalted”), present participle of excellō (“elevate, exult”), equivalent to excel + -ent.

## Easily confused with
- **excellently** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/excellent-vs-excellently)
- **excellence** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/excellence-vs-excellent)
- **excellency** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/excellency-vs-excellent)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ecxellent`, `exccellent`, `excelelnt`, `excelent`, `excellennt`, `excellentt`, `excelletn`, `excellnet`, `exclelent`, `execllent`, `exxcellent`, `xecellent`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/excellent